- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 17 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
3061 | 1847 | 2097 | 1931 | 1764 | 2859 | 2182 | 1470 | 666 | 510 | 502 | 310 | 665 | 716 | 731 | 663 | 561 | 502 | 740 | 794 | 346 | 370 | 428 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.33m | 11:16PM1.96m | 1:45PM1.33m | 00:06AM1.92m | 2:42PM1.33m | 00:59AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM-0.58m | 5:21PM0.79m | 6:32AM-0.61m | 6:14PM0.85m | 7:25AM-0.57m | 7:14PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 2187 | 1847 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 1980 | 1439 | 978 | 666 | 510 | 41 | 310 | 665 | 716 | 731 | 663 | 561 | 502 | 543 | 426 | 346 | 370 | 428 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 44 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 132 | 188 | 239 | 212 | 209 | 333 | 320 | 280 | 215 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 19 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 43 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3061 | — | 2097 | 1931 | 1764 | 2859 | 2182 | 1470 | — | — | 502 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 740 | 794 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 31 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 48 | 48 | 72 | 48 | 48 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 73 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mavericks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest